[Opinions] Leon...
Do you pronounce it LEE-ahn, le-ON, or something else? I speak English and most people where I live say LEE-ahn, but I usually think le-ON if I see it.
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Lee-awn /nt/
I pronounce it Lee-ahn.
LEE-on for humans, le-ON for the region in Spain. So I suppose that the Spanish version could be used in English as a human name, given the fashion for geographical names; but it would generate questions!
It said LEE-ahn here, which is why I don't like it, it sounds really nerdy in my accent. If I could use it and be sure it would get said le-ON, I would love it!
I pronounce it as lee-ON, which is the only way I've ever heard it pronounced.
I think I say it "LEE-ahn" by your reckoning... I would say I say it "LEE-on" myself.